EP 0392463 A2 19901017 - Automatic quilting machine for specialized quilting of patterns which can be created by utilizing computer graphics in conjunction with a reprogrammable computer.
Title (en)
Automatic quilting machine for specialized quilting of patterns which can be created by utilizing computer graphics in conjunction with a reprogrammable computer.
Title (de)
Automatische Steppmaschine, spezialisiert auf Steppen von Mustern, hergestellt durch graphische Computerdarstellungen und einen wiederprogrammierbaren Computer.
Title (fr)
Machine de piquage automatique pour piquage spécialisé de motifs créés par graphismes sur ordinateur et ordinateur reprogrammable.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 33600789 A 19890410
Abstract (en)
An automatic quilting machine (10) for use in stitching individual selected patterns into a large fabric such as a bedspread or quilt. The bedspread or quilt (100) is stretched on a large metal frame which is mounted on a table which can be moved in the X-direction, the Y-direction, or any X-Y combination direction. The sewing machine head (110) is mounted on a cross beam (16) which is aligned at the approximate center point of the metal frame on which the fabric (100) is stretched. The needle of the sewing machine head (110) can stitch a pattern into any location in the fabric (100) and the metal frame is moved in any direction relative to the fixed sewing machine head (110) in order to bring the desired stitch location on the fabric (100) into alignment with the sewing machine head (110). The pattern can be created through reading by a scanner (130) when then converts the pattern into machine readable language which is stored in a process controller (172). Alternatively, the pattern can be hand drawn on a monitor (140) by graphic systems such as a mouse (180) combined with computer aided design programs which provide graphic menus and through which the drawn pattern can be converted into machine readable language which is then stored in the memory of a process controller (172). The stored pattern can be subsequently stitched into the fabric (100) through commands from the process controller (172) which direct a remote control apparatus to move the table in the desired direction to create the pattern.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D05B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D05B 21/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D05D 2303/30 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/35012 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/35438 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/36333 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/45195 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0392463 A2 19901017; EP 0392463 A3 19911127; CA 2013510 A1 19901010; US 4953485 A 19900904
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90106858 A 19900410; CA 2013510 A 19900330; US 33600789 A 19890410